The following books are now available in paperback editions. The First Hollywood: Florida and the Golden Age of Silent FilmmakingShawn C. Bean Florida Book Awards, Gold Medal for Florida Nonfiction “Explores the burst of Florida film production that occurred at the dawn of the cinema, much of it in the Jacksonville area. . . . … Continue reading Spring 2025 Paperback Releases
Spring 2024 Paperback Releases
The following books are now available in paperback editions. Dream State: Eight Generations of Swamp Lawyers, Conquistadors, Confederate Daughters, Banana Republicans, and Other Florida WildlifeDiane RobertsWith a New Preface "With hurricane-force prose, journalist and Florida native Roberts hits the land of orange groves, theme parks and mobile homes with a torrential outpouring of love and … Continue reading Spring 2024 Paperback Releases
Sherds of History
This title and all historical archaeology titles are currently discounted in our Conference on Historical & Underwater Archaeology sale. Use code CHUA15 at checkout. Today we proudly publish Myriam Arcangeli's Sherds of History: Domestic Life in Colonial Guadeloupe. "If pots could talk, their most interesting stories would be about ceramic cultures," says Arcangeli in the opening of her book. Ceramics … Continue reading Sherds of History
Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology 2015
Last weekend UPF director Meredith Babb and acquisitions editor Erika Stevens traveled to Seattle to display books and chat with archaeologists at the Society for Historical Archaeology’s 2015 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology. They brought tons of UPF books in historical and maritime archaeology, and the books flew off our tables! Check out some photos taken … Continue reading Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology 2015
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